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Janssen scores in Spurs rout
- Updated: September 21, 2016
Vincent Janssen scored his first Tottenham goal in a 5-0 EFL Cup third-round romp over Gillingham on Wednesday.
Janssen opened his account from the penalty spot after a Christian Eriksen double, before Joshua Onomah and Erik Lamela completed the rout to seal Spurs’ place in the EFL Cup fourth round.
Gillingham boss Justin Edinburgh was back at White Hart Lane for the first time since spending 10 years at the club as a player from 1990 to 2000, but it was an unhappy return as the League One side were outclassed from start to finish.
Harry Kane’s ankle injury, sustained against Sunderland on Sunday, means Janssen is set for an extended run in the first team and the 22-year-old capped an industrious display with a well-deserved goal.
Mauricio Pochettino changed all 11 of his starting line-up from the team at the weekend but an injection of youth was mixed in with a heavy dose of experience.
Eriksen and Lamela both started, having been rested three days before, but it was the likes of Cameron Carter-Vickers, Harry Winks and Onomah – all products of Spurs’ academy – that were most eager to impress.
Carter-Vickers was assured, although rarely tested, and Onomah scored his …
